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Aviation accident ERA16CA264
SERS · AERONCA 7BCM · 2016-07-20 · Connellsville, PA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA16CA264- Event ID
20160721X24536- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-07-20
- Location
- Connellsville, PA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.959167, -79.657501
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- AERONCA
- Model
- 7BCM
- Registration
- N1639E
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle and secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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